subcortical

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   of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex

Questions about subcortical

What does subcortical mean?

subcortical means "of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex".

How many syllables are in subcortical?

subcortical has 4 syllables: sub-cor-ti-cal. The stress falls on "cor".

Is subcortical a common word?

subcortical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.